Asteraceae

Ligurian yarrow

Achillea ligustica All.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Achillea

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Ligurian yarrow (Achillea ligustica) — FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

arz: اكيليا ليجوستيكا
Chinese: 利古里亚蓍草
Corsican: Erba santa
English: Ligurian yarrow, Southern yarrow
Welsh: Milddail Casnewydd

Synonyms

Achillea ligustica var. foliosa Ball
Achillea ligustica var. ligustica
Achillea magna Sm.
Achillea sicula Raf.
Achillea sylvatica Ten.

Flowers

In flower: May to July, October to November (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paulu, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrea Meucci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bemma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Drepanostoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lorenzo Emanuele Labate, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.